| Event | 1905 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 16 June 1907 | ||||||
| Venue | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles | ||||||
| Referee | M.F. Crowe (Dublin) | ||||||
| Attendance | c. 15,000 | ||||||
The 1905 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the eighteenth All-Ireland Final and the deciding match of the 1905 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland.
Kildare's seventeen players consisted of Clane players in the forwards and Roseberry players in the backs. Kildare led 0–6 to 0–1 at half-time and Jack Connolly's goal secured victory. For the first time, the telephone was used to relay news of victory back to the winning county.[1][2]
Match details
| 16 Jun 1907 Final |
Kildare | 1–7 – 0–5 | Kerry | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles Attendance: c. 15,000 |
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References
- ^ High Ball magazine, issue #6, 1998.
- ^ Corry, Eoghan (15 June 2007). "Centenary of Kildare's first All Ireland victory". Kildare Voice. Retrieved 29 May 2021 – via Co. Kildare Online Electronic History Journal.
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